Eternals - Pretty Well Done Movie for the Unfamiliar Characters of Marvel Comics

I finally got the chance to see this movie with my wife yesterday after getting the seats which we preferred in one of the cinemas we have been eyeing. It was a big challenge to get the tickets since many people have bought them in advance, while we had to make sure we were able to get in the theaters before we could buy them. Anyway, I'll just get to it now.

Brief Story Line

A group of alien race called the Eternals have come to earth since 7000 years ago to kill the predator monsters called Deviants who were endangering the humans life. They were led by Ajak (Salma Hayek - The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Drunk Parents etc) who was the wisest of them all. The rest were Sersi (Gemma Chan - Raya and the Last Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians etc), Ikaris (Richard Madden - The Bodyguard TV series etc), Sprite (Lia McHugh - American Woman TV series etc), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani - Stuber, The Lego Ninjago Movie etc), Gilgamesh (Don Lee aka Ma Dong Seok - Ashfall, The Gangster, The Cop and the Devil etc), Thena (Angelina Jolie - Those Who Wish Me Dead, Kungfu Panda trilogy etc), Druig (Barry Keoghan - The Killing of a Sacred Deer etc), Makkari (Lauren Ridloff - season 9 of The Walking Dead TV series etc) and Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry - The Woman in the Window, Super Intelligence etc).

The Roundup: Punishment - The Fourth Installment of The Roundup Series Which is Still Very Entertaining

It is another weekend where my wife and I got the chance to see two movies in a row with few new ones to choose from. After heavy consideration of how to see both on the same day, finally we decided to see this movie before noon while the other in the afternoon at another location just beside the first cinema. All right then, I will get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 2018 where Detective Ma Seok-do (Ma Dong-seok - Eternals, Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days etc) with his partner Kim Man-jae (Kim Min-jae - The Devil's Deal, Shadow Detective TV series etc) and other team members were investigating drug operation and stumbled into major illegal online gambling managed from the Philippines. Since it was related to cyber crime, their captain Jang Tae-su (Lee Beom-soo - Come Back Home, Unfinished etc) sought the help from cyber team led by Detective Han (Lee Joo-bin - Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area TV series, Queen of Tears TV series etc).

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Light, Fun and Enjoyable Sequel of the Beloved Character from Shrek Universe

In the past few weeks, there were few new movies released in Indonesian cinemas where I had a bit of difficulty in allocating the time to see due to the busy periods. But yesterday my wife and I finally got some time and we decided to see this movie that was the only one playing in the theater near to our home that we have not seen. OK I'll get right at it then.

Brief Story Line

Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas - Uncharted, Dolittle etc) who had been going on various adventures in the past did not realize that he had used up 8 of his 9 lives. So when the bounty hunter Wolf (Wagner Moura - Narcos TV series etc) was trying to capture him dead or alive, Puss decided to retire and hide himself.

Don't Worry Darling - An Intriguing Enough Slow Burn Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

This was actually the first movie that my wife and I saw during our movie marathon day yesterday. But I only write it today as it require longer time for me to write since it is a more complex type of film. There were 2 other movies that we both were considering but ultimately we decided to see this as the time was just right, plus we were intrigued by the premise. OK, why don't I just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

A young couple of Alice (Florence Pugh - Little Women, The Black Widow etc) and her husband Jack (Harry Styles - Dunkirk) were living in a small town of Victory in the 1950s. Alice was best friend with her neighbor Bunny (Olivia Wilde - DC League of Super Pets, The Lazarus Effect etc). All the men of the neighborhood always work everyday at the Victory's headquarter while the wives would stay home cleaning house, cooking dinner and occasionally went for shopping. Only thing the wives were not allowed to was to go to the headquarter which was located in the desert.

Bullet Train - An Entertaining Colorful Action Movie with Some Interesting Characters and Strong Dark Comedy

When this movie was released few days ago, I checked and found out that it was having Dolby Atmos sound effect. Hence I decided to see it in the weekend at a studio with such sound system. But our favorite cinema only had shows starting from 6 PM which we thought was too late for our taste. So we went and see it in a place little bit further but having 1 PM show. Anyway I'll just get right to it now.

Brief Story Line

In a Japanese bullet train aka Shinkansen, an assassin who just returned from hiatus with code name Ladybug (Brad Pitt - Ad Astra, Allied etc) was given a simple task of smash and grab. Unbeknownst to him though the thing he was supposed to get was from 2 deadly assassins called Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry - Eternals, Godzilla vs. Kong etc) and Tangerine (Aaron Taylor-Johnson - The Wall, Anna Karenina etc). They were doing an assignment for the infamous Russian gangster leader White Death (Michael Shannon - 12 Strong, Knives Out etc).

The Marvels - A Fun and Enjoyable Superhero Movie with Nice Chemistry of the Lead Characters

Few days ago this latest movie from Marvel Studios had its wide release including in Indonesia. As fans of Marvel movies, my wife and I would not want to miss the chance to see it in the cinema. So we went ahead to one of our favorite cinemas with Dolby Atmos system for better experience yesterday. All right, I shall dive into it now.

Brief Story Line

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jakson - Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Incredibles 2 etc) with his team that also included Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris - They Cloned Tyrone etc) who were onboard SABER station, experienced an energy disturbance later revealed to be a jump point anomaly. Nick asked the help from Carol Denvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson - Fast X, Trainwreck etc) to investigate the occurence as it was near her location. She found out that it was due to the action by Krees new supreme leader Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton - Fresh Meat TV series etc) which threaten the peace talks with the Skrulls and potentially lead to war. 

Final Destination: Bloodlines - A Wonderful Sequel to this Long Running Franchise With Intelligent Twist

When this movie had its early screening last week, I was quite disappointed that it only had night shows which was troublesome for me and my wife who are early sleepers. Anyway it was finally released on Wednesday and we saw this yesterday noon in my favorite studio with almost definitely Dolby Atmos system. OK then, I'll get right with it.

Brief Story Line

College student Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana - The Friendship Game etc) was having nightmares involving her grandmother Iris (Gabrielle Rose - A Dog's Purpose, Excited etc) during her younger days. She decided to go back to her hometown and find out more about her dreams from Iris. There Stefani met with her younger brother Charlie (Teo Briones - Chucky TV series etc) and their cousins Erik (Richard Harmon - I Still See You, The Killing TV series etc), Julia (Anna Lore - Gotham Knights TV series etc) and Bobby (Owen Patrik Joyner - Knight Squad TV series etc). 

(Special Screening) The Roundup - An Entertaining Action Thriller Movie with Some Really Exciting Good Old Fashioned Hand to Hand Fight Sequence

My wife and I were aware of this movie for some time as it was shown in the social media quite frequently. Since both of us are fans of Ma Dong-seok aka Don Lee, we were looking forward to see the movie once it's scheduled to be released. Fortunately for us, my wife got the invitation for special screening last night before its wide release today. So after brief opening remarks, the movie finally started at 7.15 PM.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 2008, four years after the events in The Outlaws, Detective Ma Seok-do (Ma Dong-seok - Eternals, The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos etc) and his captain Jeon (Choi Gwi-hwa - Long Live The King, Bad Guys 2 TV series etc) were assigned to Vietnam for some task. However, what started as a simple enough job turned to be something far more dangerous.

Migration - Fun Adventure Animated Movie from the Studio that Brought Us the Hilarious Minions

During the Christmas holiday weekend, this movie had its limited theatrical release in Indonesia for two days in a row but only in several cinemas. Yesterday my wife and I decided to see it while we were available. OK, why don't I get to it then.

Brief Story Line

A family of Mallard ducks that consisted of the protective father Mack (Kumail Nanjiani - Eternals, Men in Black: International etc), the more adventurous mother Pam (Elizabeth Banks - Charlie's Angels 2019 version, The Lego Movie 2 etc) and their children Dax (Caspar Jennings) & Gwen (Tresi Gazal) had been living in a small pond safe from the predators outside.

(TV SERIES) R. J. Decker Season 1 - OK Enough and Pretty Light Crime Drama Series

In the past few weeks, I noticed this new series made available in Disney+ along with the release of new season from several older shows. Two days ago I saw that the full episodes have been released so I decided to start watching as I was quite intrigued with the premise and managed to finish it last night. All right then, I'll just get right with it.

Brief Story Line

RJ Decker (Scott Speedman - Underworld, Animal Kingdom TV series etc) was a former photographer for a Newspaper who was imprisoned for 18 months due to some altercation in the past and now worked as a Private Investigator. After his home was no longer suitable to stay, RJ moved in to the pool house of his bisexual ex-wife Catherine Delacroix (Adelaide Clemens - Rectify TV series, Silent Hill: Revelation etc) who was now married with Florida police detective Mel Abreu (Bevin Bru - 57 Seconds etc). During the early stage, RJ usually got clients recommended by his former cell mate and a bar owner, Aloysius "Wish" Aiken (Kevin Rankin - Claws TV series, Hell or High Water etc).

Badland Hunters - A Heavy Action Movie Based on Webtoon and Different Kind of Sequel to its Predecessor

I already knew there was going to be a new movie starring Ma Dong-seok since few weeks ago on Netflix. As fan of his action style, I obviously did not want to miss the chance of watching the film as soon as it was released yesterday. So much so that I opted to watch it as opposed to see a movie at the cinema. Anyway, here's more on it.

Brief Story Line

After a heavy earthquake rocked South Korea, the country had become quite uninhabitable. Some of the survivors gathered and lived in villages like the hunter Nam-san (Ma Dong-seok - The Roundup: No Way Out, Eternals etc) and his young partner Ji-wan (Lee Jun-young - Love and Leashes, Goodbye to Goodbye TV series etc) who had a crush on Su-na (Roh Jeung-eui - 18 Again TV series, The Day I Died: Unclosed Case etc).

The Family Plan 2 - Not a Better Sequel but Still Pretty Entertaining Christmas Themed Action Comedy

During the weekend, I was looking for some light entertainment and noticed this film that was just released on AppleTV+ on Friday. It was sequel to a film that I remember had some fun, so obviously I decided to watch it as it really fit what I was looking for. But since I was busy the whole day yesterday, I only got the chance to write about it today. OK then, let's jut get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Few years after the events of the first movie, Dan Morgan (Mark Wahlberg - Play Dirty, The Union etc) had opened his own private security consultant, while his wife Jessica (Michelle Monaghan - Bad Monkey TV series, Echoes mini series etc) was working as atheltic coach. They were still living in Buffalo, Texas with their children Kyle (Van Crosby) who was in his senior year and their youngest child Max (Peter and Theodore Lindsey), but their oldest Nina (Zoe Colletti - Boo, Bitch TV series, A Boy Called Christmas etc) was now studying in London.

(2026) Crime 101 - A Pretty Well Adaptation of Highly Praised Crime Thriller Novella

After spending a week's vacation out of town, I was in the mood to see films that I missed out while I was away. So yesterday my wife and I decided to have movie marathon and saw two of them in one of our favorite cinemas. Without further ado, here's more on the first film.

Brief Story Line

An intelligent jewel thief who went by the name Mike (Chris Hemsworth - Transformers One, Extraction etc) had been doing various robberies without using violence and always managed to escape via route 101. Detective Lou Lebinsky (Mark Ruffalo - Mickey 17, Dark Waters etc) from LAPD was able to link the robberies done by Mike who he dubbed as lone wolf, although his partner Tillman (Corey Hawkins - 6 Underground, The Color Purple etc) and other colleagues were skeptical about his theory.

(TV SERIES) Citadel Season 1 - A Pretty Exciting Spy Action Series from Prime Video

I already knew about this interesting looking series on Prime Video since end of April, but as usual I wanted to wait till full season before starting to watch it. However, I somehow forgotten about it and just remembered few days ago. Apparently the first season was already finished in end of May as it only had 6 episodes So I immediately watch in the weekend and managed to finish it on the same day. OK, let's get right at it.

Brief Story Line (Warning Possible Spoiler)

Mason Kane (Richard Madden - Eternals, 1917 etc) and his partner Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas - We Can Be Heroes, Baywatch etc) were working for a global spy agency called Citadel who had been protecting the world from various threats. They were supported by tech genius Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci - Jolt, Winchell TV series etc) and fellow agent Carter Spence (Osy Ikhile).